Low concentration of caudal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in elective pediatric surgery. 1990

M H Shyr, and T K Wong, and F S Chen, and H C Chan, and P P Tan
Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.

This report summarizes [corrected] our experiences in 0.125% bupivacaine caudal analgesia in 70 pediatric patients with age ranging from 3 months to 7 years undergoing routine surgical procedures including herniorrhaphies, orchiopexies, and circumcision. The local anesthetic chosen was 0.125% bupivacaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) being added and the dosage administered [corrected] varied from 0.5-1.0 ml/kg depending upon the sites of the surgical procedures. In the recovery room, patients were observed and accessed using the modified Hannallah's pain/discomfort scoring system. Patients who achieved a score of four or more during a 30 min observation period were given codeine 1 mg/kg intramuscularly and the blocks were rated as uneffective. Our result was that 0.125% bupivacaine caudal analgesia was effective. The rate of success was 79%. The duration of analgesia was 4-8 hours. No delay or difficulty in urination was found. Most of the patients could move their lower extremities but could not bear their weight. Telephone follow-up failed to reveal any analgesia-related complication.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D010149 Pain, Postoperative Pain during the period after surgery. Acute Post-operative Pain,Acute Postoperative Pain,Chronic Post-operative Pain,Chronic Post-surgical Pain,Chronic Postoperative Pain,Chronic Postsurgical Pain,Pain, Post-operative,Persistent Postsurgical Pain,Post-operative Pain,Post-operative Pain, Acute,Post-operative Pain, Chronic,Post-surgical Pain,Postoperative Pain, Acute,Postoperative Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain,Postoperative Pain,Acute Post operative Pain,Chronic Post operative Pain,Chronic Post surgical Pain,Chronic Postsurgical Pains,Pain, Acute Post-operative,Pain, Acute Postoperative,Pain, Chronic Post-operative,Pain, Chronic Post-surgical,Pain, Chronic Postoperative,Pain, Chronic Postsurgical,Pain, Persistent Postsurgical,Pain, Post operative,Pain, Post-surgical,Pain, Postsurgical,Post operative Pain,Post operative Pain, Acute,Post operative Pain, Chronic,Post surgical Pain,Post-operative Pains,Post-surgical Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain, Chronic,Postsurgical Pain, Persistent
D002045 Bupivacaine A widely used local anesthetic agent. 1-Butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-piperidinecarboxamide,Bupivacain Janapharm,Bupivacain-RPR,Bupivacaina Braun,Bupivacaine Anhydrous,Bupivacaine Carbonate,Bupivacaine Hydrochloride,Bupivacaine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate,Buvacaina,Carbostesin,Dolanaest,Marcain,Marcaine,Sensorcaine,Svedocain Sin Vasoconstr,Bupivacain RPR
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015360 Analgesia, Epidural The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation. Epidural Analgesia

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